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* Journalists from around the nation compete at 11th annual poetry
program
* ReShonda Tate Billingsley, NABJ, prevails as first-place poetry winner
* Chrysler Group donates $10,000 to National Association of Black
Journalists

ATLANTA, A compilation of metaphors led
to an evening of fun and excitement as three journalists prevailed as the
winners of the "Spirit in the Words" poetry program.

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Through their sale and distribution of piracy technology and
activations, including DIRECTV access cards to dealers and consumers
in the United States and by facilitating the unauthorized reception of
DIRECTV programming, DIRECTV alleges the defendants violated
provisions of Canada's Radiocommunication Act. DIRECTV also claims punitive damages of $10
million., a unit of The DIRECTV Group Inc.

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Billingsley's poem, along with Renee Mitchell's , of the Portland
Oregonian, and Andre Williams', of The Morning Call, were the judges'
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The "Spirit in the Words" poetry program has been offered at diverse
journalism conferences throughout the U. The poetry program invites participants to
write, read and perform their works , in an effort to further the art of
poetry. "We were able to detect the fraudulent
activity, and through an extensive investigation we have identified
these individuals, who we believe have engaged in various forms of
piracy, including grey market activity, over a long period of time.

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DIRECTV Targets Canadian Suspects in Extensive Fraud Scheme; Nine Locations in Canada Raided; Lawsuit Claims $20 Million in Damages; Grey Market Piracy Also Al

The defendants who DIRECTV believes played the most prominent role
in the fraud include: Paul Arthur Cater, Waterloo, Ontario; Mile
Turkalj (aka Mike Turkalj), Kitchener, Ontario; Martyn Gillott (aka
Martin Gillott), Beamsville, Ontario; Theresa Patterson, Kitchener,
Ontario; and Karen Gauthier, Shakespeare, Ontario.tv, which DIRECTV believes are the biggest players in the
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"We believe the Spirit in the
Words program is an opportunity for all of us to tell a story about our
passions and to celebrate our culture. Other businesses
allegedly playing prominent roles in the fraud were Eonme."
DIRECTV recently filed a lawsuit in U. It also recently settled a claim with a Utah couple it took
legal action against in September of last year for similar fraudulent
activity.directv.

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Actress Shari Headley, known for her work in "Coming to America" and "The
Johnson Family Vacation," served as master of ceremonies for the event, which
she has done on many other occasions .
announced today that it has filed a lawsuit in Ontario, Canada against
19 Canadian citizens and five of their businesses that it believes
were participating in a scheme to activate fraudulent DIRECTV accounts
that enabled individuals to receive DIRECTV programming without
authorization by or proper payment to DIRECTV.
The culmination of a six-month investigation by DIRECTV's Office
of Signal Integrity and Legal department, the raid was the largest
ever conducted by DIRECTV on a single day .S.
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Chrysler Group Awards $5 000 in Prizes to Celebrate the 'Spirit in the Words' Poetry Program

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The poetry program, held
during the 30th Anniversary of the National Association of Black Journalists'
(NABJ) conference in Atlanta, GA. The two companies, along with several key defendants in this
case, have a long history of pirate activity and several of them have
been charged criminally in other signal theft cases.com. The DIRECTV Group is a world-leading provider of digital
multichannel television entertainment and broadband satellite networks
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He added, "Through this action we believe we have broken the
piracy-fraud ring, and where grey market activity is involved, it also
demonstrates our commitment to respect the territorial limitation of
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As an added feature to this year's program, the Chrysler Group donated
$10,000 to the NABJ Scholarship Fund to further opportunities for future
journalists.

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An independent panel of judges,
including Ralph Gilles, Chrysler Group director of truck exterior/interior
design -- previously the lead designer of the Chrysler 300C, Dodge Magnum and
Dodge Charger -- served as a judge along with four print and broadcast
journalists. and
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The winning poets were selected based on their theme, delivery,
content and creativity . Inc. District Court in Florida
against seven individuals it claimed created false subscription
accounts and illegally activated hundreds of access cards and
receivers.

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Mitchell and Williams, both members of NABJ, won second and third
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In connection with the lawsuit, DIRECTV executed civil seizure
orders at nine separate locations in southern Ontario and recovered a
significant volume of computer files and business records related to
the activation fraud scheme and grey market activity, as well as
equipment used in the past to modify DIRECTV access cards to enable
theft of DIRECTV programming.cx. addresses to receive DIRECTV service.9 million
customers.

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Under the provisions of
the Act, DIRECTV is entitled to damages, which DIRECTV estimates is in
excess of $10 million .
"Since DIRECTV secured its signal from pirates with new generation
access cards in June of last year, these individuals turned to other
illegal means to receive DIRECTV programming without our
authorization," said Dan Fawcett, executive vice president, Legal and
Business Affairs, DIRECTV , Inc.S.

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The winner, ReShonda Tate Billingsley, of KRIV-TV, Fox 26, and a member of
NABJ, took center stage along with other journalists to compete for $5,000 in
prizes.
The lawsuit alleges that the defendants perpetrated the scheme
through a complex network of companies and Web sites used to provide
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"Chrysler Group congratulates our NABJ partners on their 30th Anniversary
as they celebrate the many years of progress," said Frank Fountain, Vice
President External Affairs and Public Policy.
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Entertainment Group, which is approximately 82 percent owned by News
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